Beef Cattle Surveillance in Canada

The Beef Network links the diverse beefcommunity to encourage and support integratedand whole-of-system beef health surveillance.Effective and responsive dairy health surveillancesafeguards the prosperity of Canada’s beefindustry.

The CAHSS Beef Network includes members fromall areas from the Beef Cattle sector, includingIndustry, Provincial, Federal, and Veterinaryassociations. The purpose of this group is toencourage sharing of information between BeefNetwork members and to allow for a platformwhere members can access documents and events.

The Beef Network is part of the Canadian AnimalHealth Surveillance System (CAHSS), whichconnects animal health, public health and wildlifehealth professionals from Canada’s animal sectors.In addition to the Beef Network, CAHSS membernetworks include poultry, swine, aquatic, dairy cattle, and beef cattle. CAHSS members work on diseasesand issues of concern, including reportable andzoonotic diseases, production limiting diseasesand antimicrobial use surveillance.